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Bronchogenic carcinoma
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Cancer that begins in the tissue that lines or covers the airways of the lungs, including small cell and non-small cell lung cancer. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A lung carcinoma arising from the bronchial epithelium. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
A malignant neoplasia of the lung, arising from bronchial epithelium. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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